This classroom newsletter provides information about the upcoming week's lessons and homework activities for Ms. Sinicropi's class. The students will be learning about the letter P in phonics, reading a story about a bear and his shadow, and writing using pictures and words. In math, they will learn about ordinal numbers and sequencing events. Homework includes labeling a room, writing letters, acting out a story, and practicing sequencing and picture walks. Upcoming events include a harvest party, parent-teacher conferences, book orders, and picture day.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
October 18, 2010
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Phonics Here are some activities that you and your child
We will learn about the letter Pp and start can do at home that will give them practice with
learning how to identify the number of sounds in what we are learning at school. Feel free to move
a word and also what the final sound of a word is. the activities around to different days if you
Reading wish.
We will read a story called Bear Shadow. It is
about a bear who tries to get rid of his shadow but  Monday – Labeling a Room (see attached
he can’t. We will work on the concepts of drawing sheet)
conclusions and using the pictures to help us  Tuesday – Practice writing the letters P and p,
understand the words.
while saying their sound. Discuss difference
Writing between uppercase and lowercase.
We will learn how to use both pictures and words
 Wednesday – Act It Out (see attached sheet)
like famous authors do and how to stretch words
like bubble gum to hear all the sounds in them.  Thursday – Have your child practice ordering
four objects and identifying whether they are
Math
We will learn about ordinal numbers and how to
first, second, third, or fourth (also last).
sequence events in our lives.  Friday – Keep practicing picture walks and
Science/Social Studies retellings.
We will learn more about families: what they eat,
what they do for fun, and where they like to go.
Special Notes
Harvest Party
You should have received our harvest party
Upcoming Events
flyer last Friday. I am going to plan on the
party being Friday, October 29th from 2-3pm.  Oct. 19 – PTO Meeting 3:30pm
Hope you can join us! Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
Field Trip Chaperones  Oct. 20 – Book Orders Due
Thank you to all of you who came with us on
the field trip to Klackle Orchards. We  Oct. 21 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
enjoyed having you with us and we had a
 Oct. 22 – No School!
blast!
 Oct. 27 – Picture Day